IT’S not customary for an accused to rejoice when given a prison sentence, but deejay Busy Signal broke that trend last Friday.

A judge in the United States ruled that the 33-year-old artiste will only serve two months of a six-month sentence, as he has been incarcerated for four months on a 10-year-old charge of failure to show up for trial in that country.

BUSY SIGNAL… artist will only serve two months of a six-month sentence

Shane Brown, Busy Signal’s manager, was in the Minnesota courtroom three days ago when the entertainer heard his fate.

He said it ended a stressful period for the artist whose best known song is Nah go Jail Again.

“The uncertainty has been the hardest part of the situation. There was a lot of anxiety going to court Friday,” Brown told the Jamaica Observer.

In February 2002, Busy Signal was hit with two cocaine-related charges, in Minnesota. He faced a 15-year prison sentence but fled the US before his trial that year.

A warrant for his arrest has been active since.

He was detained by immigration officials in London in May, accused of travelling on false documents, and arrested when he arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, hours later.

Busy Signal was extradited to the US in June after deciding against challenging an extradition order.

Brown said the judge was impressed by the transformation in Busy Signal’s life in the last decade.

“He was very happy with the type of artist he is. The judge had the lyrics to Nah go Jail Again in front of him and liked the fact that Busy was part of school programmes in Jamaica,” Brown said.